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[shawnisenor]

Point of interest - I use one of those wood skewers for planting seeds! Sticking the skewer into moistened soil makes it just wet enough that when you place against very small seeds, they stick. You then just stick the skewer in the soil, give a little twist to dislodge the seeds, and voila! Very easy way of planting that doesn’t require me trying to wrap my big fingers around small seeds.

[mlewis]

Is it weird I'm already thinking of an autumn themed one of these? And Christmas? And of course, there's Easter too. This idea never stops!! Laura, what have you done? Hahaha! Love it.

[samantha.irenes]

You could make some really pretty Christmas ones with holly berries and pine branches! I LOVE this.

[lindalee]

I remember when you made the paperweight with dried flowers. You inspired me to purchase the flower press book from GS. It was my Christmas gift. I'm excited to start pressing my flowers this spring/summer. I love the candles. You're so creative. 🌻💗🌻💗

[terryrowe]

Your really do a great job of explaining and illustrating your projects.

[be_you]

This is a great project. Also very versatile; when you have used the candles, you can clean the votive and replace with a battery operated tea lights, then hang on your garden Christmas tree.

[marthafaith]

Laura, I just went to Amazon and typed in “resin”, and a whole world appeared! You can make jewelry, paper weights and much more using the dried flowers! You can have a ball next winter!!

[nunyabizness]

When my nephew (now 24) was little, he LOVED making miniature scenes with anything he could find around the house. He simply adored everything mini. I think it's wonderful, Laura, that you have this same "love of little, " because you make a miniature garden scene every chance you get! :) Your mini gardens are our favorites.


Also, I hope you decorate your church for Resurrection Sunday!

[IrishMist]

I'd love to see what they look like lit in the dark. I bet they're gorgeous. What a wonderful project.

[charlotted]

These are stunning and so special because you can preserve your favorite flowers. When you get flowers for a special occasion, you can keep a piece of them forever. So very smart.!!!

[barbkrejca]

Thank you for your guidance in creating resin candleholders with flowers. May I add another idea? If you pour your resin and mix, then put it into a warm bath and allow the resin to begin curing until it gets fairly warm and thicker, you can pour it into the glasses and insert the candles. Immediately add the flowers and plant parts. In that way, you won't need to constantly poke the items down again and again. All resin products have a "flash" point for setting up as semi-cured. The trick is to find the right point for the resin you are using.

[jonicarter]

I love how you where just walking through Jo Ann’s and thought I can make that. I’ve done the same thing many times. I’m thinking this would be a nice gift for my granddaughters to make in the future for teachers gifts.

[lisarmahan]

I have been making candles for over 20 years and this is one of the coolest projects
great job Laura
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[celtsrcoming]

Thank you so much for this! My grandma just passed away and my family and I were trying to figure out ways to save some of the beautiful flowers people sent. I think we will be giving this a go. ❤

[gingerlawson]

What a wonderful deal for my flowers to do at the end of summer that I would like to remember. We love candle light in the evening also.

[tanyaflynn]

You could also look into drying your flowers in the shape of the flower (not pressed) with a drying agent. Then do the same project or make paper weights, or "glass" Christmas ornaments with a flower in shape inside.

[lorenemiller]

How beautiful! Years ago I got started press/drying small flowers and leaves! It was addicting! Love the teeny little Queen Anne's Lace (individual nodules on bigger flower). They're gorgeous on black or dark cardstock. I use big fat yellow pages. They work great.

[coleyounger]

Just a thought: use a glue stick, mod podge or some other type of clear adheasive to “pre stick” some of the flowers onto the votive before you put it in the resin. It may or may not work, but that might save a bit of time on having to reposition the flowers so much, plus you can kinda get it to look like you want it too without having to use a skewer. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[itsmewende]

Think they came out quite pretty, HELLO....they are Beautiful. I see Mother's day gifts for every mom around the world. Love the great ideas you share.

[leesaaugustine]

These little candles are so cute! The ideas are just swimming in my head of what I can create using nature's gift! Spring can't get here fast enough so my gardens wake up & I can get my hands dirty planting!! 😊🌿👍🤲🕯🌿